Nathan Simpson

I'm a UI Designer & Developer at Thinkmill in Sydney, Australia. I'm passionate about Design Systems, and building products from concept to delivery.

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Design

Design has been my passion for over 10 years. I focus on User Interface (UI) Design for native and web apps, with the odd Branding project here and there.

Projects

The GarageThe Garage
Simmo's Offroad ToursSimmo's Offroad Tours
AgriVitaAgriVita
ITC Learning WebsiteITC Learning Website
Need A NannyNeed A Nanny
Motorsport Graphic DesignsMotorsport Graphic Designs
Logo DesignsLogo Designs
Nathan + Carrie WeddingNathan + Carrie Wedding

Other work

I occasionally post WIP designs on my Dribbble page.

Development

I love bringing concepts to life through code. Most of my time is spent building products for awesome clients, as well as creating and contributing to open source libraries. I share many of my projects to GitHub.

I'm experienced with the following technologies...

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Design Systems
  • React
  • React Native
  • NextJS
  • Gatsby
  • NodeJS
  • Keystone
  • Swift

Some projects I've worked on...

  • Reckon Payroll App and Web

    Enables small businesses to conveniently do Payroll and STP reporting from an browser or mobile device. Learn more

    Team
    TypeScript
    React
    React Native
    GraphQL

  • KeystoneJS

    KeystoneJS is a scalable platform and CMS for Node.js applications. Learn more

    Team
    Open Source
    NodeJS
    React

  • The Garage

    The Garage is an social network for car lovers in Sydney Australia. Learn more

    React Native
    Keystone

  • IsobelJS

    A beginner-friendly NodeJS framework for fetching data from your social profiles and other sources, to display in your own apps and websites. Learn more

    Open Source
    NodeJS

  • hex-alpha

    A really simple package that enables you to specify an opacity for your HEX colours. Learn more

    Open Source
    JavaScript

  • ITCLearning Website

    A WordPress-based website for a previous employer; Featuring a custom theme and registrations for webinars and events. Learn more

    SCSS
    WordPress
    PHP

Talks

Occasionally I give talks at SydJS and React Sydney meetups. Check out the recordings below, and come and say hi at the next one!

Manipulating colour in JavaScript

Colours in Web Development are an interesting space; there are multiple formats for representing colours, and manipulating them to create new colour... Watch now

Prototyping a social network with Keystone 5

At the May 2019 SydJS meetup, Thinkmill unveiled Keystone 5 with a line-up of talks. In this talk, I show off how I am building The Garage, a social... Watch now

Contact Me

Would you like to get in touch? Feel free to message me through Twitter or LinkedIn.